Independence High School is a 9–12 public high school in
Thompson's Station, Tennessee
Thompson's Station is a town in Williamson County, Tennessee. The population has grown from 2,194 at the 2010 Census to 7,485 in the 2020 Census. Several locations in Thompson's Station listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places inclu ...
. It is one of several high schools in the
Williamson County Schools
Williamson County Schools (WCS) is a school district in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The district is currently made up of over 40,000 students attending 50 schools, including three new schools that opened as scheduled for the 201 ...
district.
History
The school opened in 2004, initially with only a freshman and sophomore class. The junior class was added in the second year and the senior class in the third. The first class of seniors graduated on May 26, 2007. The second class, which was the first to complete all 4 years at Independence, graduated May 24, 2008. The school once had approximately 2000 students, but after the creation of nearby high schools, student enrollment has decreased significantly.
Administration
Marilyn Webb was the first principal of Independence High from 2004 to 2008. She was replaced by Todd Campbell the summer of 2008. Campbell resigned in May 2016 and Niki Patton was named the new principal later that month.
Athletics
TSSAA-sanctioned sports
The below TSSAA-sanctioned teams have won a combined 3 state championships.
* Baseball
* Boys' basketball
* Girls' basketball
* Bowling
* Boys' cross country
* Girls' cross country
* Football: 2015
* Boys' golf
* Girls' golf: 2005
* Boys' soccer
* Girls' soccer
* Softball
* Boys' tennis
* Girls' tennis
* Boys' track
* Girls' track
* Volleyball: 2008
* Wrestling
Club sports
Additionally, IHS competes in several non-TSSAA club sports: hockey, ultimate frisbee, lacrosse, rugby, and swimming. Several of these club sports are joint ventures with other nearby schools.
Activities
Forensics
The speech and debate team is in both the
National Forensic League
The National Speech and Debate Association is an American student debating society. It was established in 1925 as the National Forensic League; the name was changed in 2014. It is one of four major national organizations that direct high school ...
and th
Tennessee High School Speech and Drama League They compete throughout Tennessee and consistently place in the State Championship tournament in a variety of events. The team successfully qualified students for the National Forensic League national competition in both 2009 and 2011. Independence Debate made its debut on the national debate circuit in January 2012 at Emory University's Barkley Forum.
Notable people
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Luke Benward
Luke Aaron Benward (born May 12, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Will in the Disney film '' Cloud 9'' (2014). His first starring role was Billy Forrester in ''How to Eat Fried Worms'' (2006), and as Char ...
— actor
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Rashaan Gaulden
Rashaan Malik Gaulden (born January 23, 1995) is an American football safety who is currently a member of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Tennessee, and was drafted by the Carolina Pan ...
—
NFL defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
*
Robert Hassell -
MLB
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
baseball player
References
External links
Independence High SchoolIndependence Marching BandIndependence Debate Team
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Schools in Williamson County, Tennessee
Public high schools in Tennessee
Educational institutions established in 2004
2004 establishments in Tennessee